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Joy Woods to Make West End Debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret

Woods joins the long-running production at the Kit Kat Club/Playhouse Theatre.

David Gordon

David Gordon

| West End |

April 10, 2026

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Joy Woods
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Tony nominee Joy Woods will make her West End debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret beginning May 25.

Woods will star alongside Jamie Muscato, who also joins the cast as the Emcee, plus Baker Mukasa as Clifford Bradshaw, Ruthie Henshall as Fraulein Schneider, Robert Hands as Herr Schultz, Lucas Koch as Ernst Ludwig, and Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie.

Following Cabaret, Woods will star in the Broadway premiere of the new musical Galileo, beginning performances November 10.

Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, Cabaret features music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. This West End production is directed by Rebecca Frecknall, with design by Tom Scutt and choreography by Julia Cheng.

Woods will play her final performance on Saturday, September 5. She will not appear June 12-13 and August 24-26.

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